Nhandhi Edmonds
Hometown: Orangeburg, SC Classification: Sophomore Major/Minor: Biochemistry Research: Evaluation of DNA transfer in forensic scienceCareer Plans: Forensic Scientists Community Service: Doris Holmes Blake, Harold E. Morehouse and South Carolina Assistant Commissioner
Mentor: Dr. Samina Shivji
Afua Lincoln
Hometown: Charleston, SC Classification: Sophomore Major/Minor: Biochemistry Research: Isolation of Antibiotic Producing Bacteria From Environmental Samples At Francis Bendler Forest Career Plans: Forensic Scientists Community Service: Claflin University Writing Center (70 hrs. to date)Campus Organization(s): Motivating & Inspiring Strong Sister (MISS) Group, National Society of Leadership & Success (NSLS)
Mentor: Dr. Randall Harris
Chayna Rivers
Home Town: Charleston, SC Classification: Senior Major/Minor: Biology/ Chemistry Research: Nitrate, Phosphate, and Sulfate Pollution in Ambient Water Samples from Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Puerto RicoCareer Plans: Forensic Science technician Community Service: William Chapel AME, Orangeburg, South Carolina (Church’s Nursery), Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina, North Charleston(Member)
Campus Organization(s): D.R.E.A.M Gospel Choir
Mentor: Dr. Tantiana Burns
MiLana Wiltshire
Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida
Classification: Junior
Major/Minor: Biochemistry
Research: The Effects of E-liquids with Nicotine and Without Nicotine on N2-Bristol and a Mutant Strain of Caenorhabditis elegans
Career Plans: Nurse Practitioner with a Doctor of Nursing Practice with focuses on Family Medicine and Public Health Research
Community Service: Volunteer Peer Mentor
Campus Organization(s): Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., NAACP, Public Health Alliance
Mentor: Dr. Steffani Driggins